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        crea·ture

        creature

         
         
        pronunciation:
        kri chr
        part of speech: noun
        definition: a living person or animal.
        Owls and bats are creatures of the night.When I was young, I thought that there was a creature underneath my bed.
        similar words:
        animal, being, thing
        derivations: creaturely (adv.), creatureliness (n.)